It was a good run; I have been posting at the garden blog since spring 2007 and have been doing the pet blog for a couple years.

Not sure of what the future will bring as far as garden and pet news, but if you would like to follow me at my social media:

– at blog — the address is @ raymondaedel.wordpress.com …

– at twitter — the address is @ raymondaedel …

– at instagram the address is @ raymondaedel …

– at tumblr the address is @ raymondaedel.

Thank you for all the support.

]]>http://blog.northjersey.com/compostings/4301/life-is-full-of-weeds/feed/0Freshwater wetlands to be discussed at the next Bergen-Passaic chapter of the Native Plant Society of New Jersey Thu., Sept. 18http://blog.northjersey.com/compostings/4296/freshwater-wetlands-to-be-discussed-at-the-next-bergen-passaic-chapter-of-the-native-plant-society-of-new-jersey-thu-sept-18/
http://blog.northjersey.com/compostings/4296/freshwater-wetlands-to-be-discussed-at-the-next-bergen-passaic-chapter-of-the-native-plant-society-of-new-jersey-thu-sept-18/#commentsTue, 09 Sep 2014 11:29:55 +0000http://blog.northjersey.com/compostings/?p=4296Continue reading →]]>Dr. Sarahfaye Mahon, lecturer in ecology and biology at Bergen Community College will discuss New Jersey freshwater wetlands at the next meeting of the Bergen-Passaic chapter of the Native Plant Society of New Jersey 7 p.m. Thu., Sept. 18 in the auditorium of the Bergen Regional Medical Center, 230 E. Ridgewood Ave., Paramus.

]]>http://blog.northjersey.com/compostings/4293/a-tasty-way-to-end-the-growing-season-sat-sept-13-at-the-frelinghuysen-arboretum/feed/0Garden Conservancy’s Open Days Program comes to Essex County Sept. 6http://blog.northjersey.com/compostings/4290/garden-conservancys-open-days-program-comes-to-essex-county-sept-6/
http://blog.northjersey.com/compostings/4290/garden-conservancys-open-days-program-comes-to-essex-county-sept-6/#commentsFri, 05 Sep 2014 13:01:11 +0000http://blog.northjersey.com/compostings/?p=4290Continue reading →]]>The Garden Conservancy’s Open Days Program will explore two private gardens in Nutley, and a secret public rooftop garden in East Orange, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sat., Sept. 6.

Features include a formal Italian garden, geometrically pruned hornbeams, a walled garden overflowing with boldly-colored perennials and tropical plants and many outdoor art objects.

]]>http://blog.northjersey.com/compostings/4288/fall-color-in-your-garden-thu-sept-4-at-the-garden-club-of-harrington-park/feed/0“The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly: Adventures and Misadventures in Our Gardens” at the Wyckoff Public Library Sept. 10http://blog.northjersey.com/compostings/4286/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-adventures-and-misadventures-in-our-gardens-at-the-wyckoff-public-library-sept-10/
http://blog.northjersey.com/compostings/4286/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-adventures-and-misadventures-in-our-gardens-at-the-wyckoff-public-library-sept-10/#commentsWed, 03 Sep 2014 13:02:20 +0000http://blog.northjersey.com/compostings/?p=4286Continue reading →]]>The Wyckoff Area Garden Club will welcome members and guests to gather for a look back on this spring and summer in our gardens 7:30 p.m. Wed., Sept. 10 at the Wyckoff Public Library, Monroe Room, 200 Woodland Ave., Wyckoff.

Successes, failures, surprises and lessons learned will be shared and discussed.

]]>http://blog.northjersey.com/compostings/4286/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-adventures-and-misadventures-in-our-gardens-at-the-wyckoff-public-library-sept-10/feed/0New website lists New Jersey farms to visit and directions for getting therehttp://blog.northjersey.com/compostings/4283/new-website-lists-new-jersey-farms-to-visit-and-directions-for-getting-there/
http://blog.northjersey.com/compostings/4283/new-website-lists-new-jersey-farms-to-visit-and-directions-for-getting-there/#commentsTue, 02 Sep 2014 13:19:37 +0000http://blog.northjersey.com/compostings/?p=4283Continue reading →]]>Want to go peach picking? Get into the fields and harvest your own vegetables? Maybe just visit a farm stand and get the freshest produce just picked?

Now a new website, www.visitnjfarms.org, makes it easier to find farms and wineries throughout the state, and learn what and when fruits and vegetables are available. A graph on the site shows the fresh produce season starting in May, with asparagus and strawberries. Fruits and vegetables are ripe for picking or purchasing all summer long. Fall adds to the offerings with pumpkin picking, hayrides and corn mazes. Winter holiday fare includes cut-your-own Christmas trees, farm-made wreaths and decorations.

The website’s top banner lists “Find Farms,” “Events,” “What’s in Season” and “News.”

Searches can be done by key word or putting a check mark next to a key word within any of the tabs, takes you to an icon on the map. Clicking the icon of choice displays the name of a farm in the right column. Clicking the farm name gives a complete description of that farm’s offerings, with directions for getting there.

The “Events” tab shows a calendar of special events and activities on specific farms until the end of the year.

“What’s in Season” is a graph of fruits and vegetables and their seasons of harvest.

]]>http://blog.northjersey.com/compostings/4277/gone-sniffing-2/feed/0New analysis links tree height to climatehttp://blog.northjersey.com/compostings/4280/new-analysis-links-tree-height-to-climate/
http://blog.northjersey.com/compostings/4280/new-analysis-links-tree-height-to-climate/#commentsFri, 22 Aug 2014 13:19:33 +0000http://blog.northjersey.com/compostings/?p=4280Continue reading →]]>What limits the height of trees? Is it the fraction of their photosynthetic energy they devote to productive new leaves? Or is it their ability to hoist water hundreds of feet into the air, supplying the green, solar-powered sugar factories in those leaves?

Both factors — resource allocation and hydraulic limitation — might play a role, and a scientific debate has arisen as to which factor (or what combination) actually sets maximum tree height, and how their relative importance varies in different parts of the world.

In research to be published in the journal, “Ecology” — and currently posted online as a preprint at www.esajournals.org — Thomas Givnish, a professor of botany at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, attempts to resolve this debate by studying how tree height, resource allocation and physiology vary with climate in Victoria state, located in southeastern Australia. There, Eucalyptus species exhibit almost the entire global range in height among flowering trees, from 4 feet to more than 300 feet.

“Since Galileo’s time,” Givnish says, “people have wondered what determines maximum tree height: ‘Where are the tallest trees, and why are they so tall?’ Our study talks about the kind of constraints that could limit maximum tree height, and how those constraints and maximum height vary with climate.”

]]>http://blog.northjersey.com/compostings/4280/new-analysis-links-tree-height-to-climate/feed/0New York Botanical Garden’s Halloween spooktacular set for Sept. 20-Oct. 31http://blog.northjersey.com/compostings/4270/new-york-botanical-gardens-halloween-spooktacular-set-for-sept-20-oct-31/
http://blog.northjersey.com/compostings/4270/new-york-botanical-gardens-halloween-spooktacular-set-for-sept-20-oct-31/#commentsThu, 21 Aug 2014 13:49:50 +0000http://blog.northjersey.com/compostings/?p=4270Continue reading →]]>Get spooked with family fun at The New York Botanical Garden’s “Haunted Pumpkin Garden” from Sat., Sept. 20 through Fri., Oct. 31. Experience the spooky fun of the season with a garden full of large and interesting pumpkins and gourds, bugs, bats, animals, parties and parades.

The largest pumpkins from around the world arrive at the Botanical Garden for Halloween. On Sat., Oct. 18 and Sun., Oct. 19, master carver Ray Villafane and his team will transform pumpkins into unearthly creatures.

Every day, youngsters can play inside a “gourd-geous” Pumpkin House, put on a scary show at the Pumpkin Puppet Theater, look for wiggly worms under a rotting log, and watch pumpkin seeds sprout in their very own germination chamber, while weekends offer programs with live bugs and creepy creatures as well as Halloween parades.

“Gone Batty! Live Bat Encounter” will be at the garden’s ‘Haunted Pumpkin Garden’ on Columbus Day Weekend, Oct. 11, 12 and 13.